Mitsotakis announces €50 increase in minimum wage from May 1
The minimum wage will be increased by €50 a month, from €663 at present to €713, from May 1, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday in a televised address.
Athlete seriously injured in Kavala motocross event
A motocross driver was seriously injured during a motocross event in the town of Kavala last weekend after falling off his bike during a jump.
New Turkish overflights in eastern Aegean
A group of four Turkish F-16 jets flew over the islets of Panagia and Oinousses in the eastern Aegean on Wednesday afternoon.
New Covid cases drop, deaths rise
The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) announced a drop in new Covid-19 infections to 7,365 from 10,005 the previous day and a rise in the number of deaths to 64 from 46.
Cyprus to strip citizenship from another four sanctioned Russians
Cyprus is revoking citizenship from four sanctioned Russians, authorities said on Wednesday, bringing the number of passports pulled from people for links to the Kremlin to eight this month.
Turkish fighter jet flies over Zourafa islet
A Turkish F-16 fighter jet flew over the islet of Zourafa, also known as Ladoxera, east of the northern Aegean island of Samothraki on Wednesday at 11.11 a.m.
IMF’s grim forecast for 2022
The war in Ukraine will increase Greece’s inflation rate and hurt its trade balance, while slowing down the country’s gross domestic product growth by 1.1 percentage points, against a 1.5% impact on the eurozone, according to the International Monetary Fund.
Russian ship seized as part of EU sanctions
The Russian Embassy in Greece said Tuesday it was in contact with Greek authorities to discuss the seizure of a Russian oil tanker on the island of Evia, in line with European Union legislation that came into force on April 16 prohibiting the docking of Russian-flagged ships in EU ports due to the war in…
PM to announce increase in minimum wage
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will announce government plans to increase the monthly minimum wage on Wednesday at 7 p.m., his office said.
Support by any means available
Seeking to address financial pressures caused by the ongoing crises, the government will begin payments of emergency assistance to those in need on Wednesday.